Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 114-120 , June 2006

Systematic Review: Intravenous Ibuprofen in Preterm Newborns

  • J.V. Aranda, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FAAP

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to J.V. Aranda, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FAAP, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien Blvd, 3N47, Detroit, MI 48201.
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  • Ronald Thomas, PhD

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PII: S0146-0005(06)00059-0

doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2006.04.003

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 114-120 , June 2006

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